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Biological Activity Serotoninergic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BUFOTENINE not available Martindale's 29th
IBOGAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-TETRAHYDROPALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN 1,000 ppm orl Jim Duke's personal files.
NIACIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NICOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
TRYPTOPHAN 6-12 g/day/orl/man Martindale's 28th
VITAMIN-B not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
VITAMIN-B3 not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 10
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 32
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 18.90000057220459
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 194
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 2 1, 928
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 7, 050
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 2, 829
Mimulus glabratus Huaca-Mullo 1 92
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 306
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 642
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 2 48, 314
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 108
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 3 68
Muntingia calabura Cereso; Jamaica cherry; Yumansa 1 75
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 1 255
Murraya sp None 2 452
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 2 1, 106
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 1 18
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 600